Exclusive: Carter Already Planning X-Files 3

IGN caught up with X-Files creator Chris Carter this week to talk about I Want to Believe, and the director/writer/producer was keen on talking up the prospects of further movie instalments.

He began by saying: "We had really good fun doing this movie -- we have high hopes for it and we just want people to like it. If people do want to come and see it we'll certainly be talking about another movie."

We asked him about abandoning the shows alien-heavy mythology for Believe, and if he would return to this long-running narrative it the future.

"We love the alien storyline too, but we felt coming back this time -- when a story like this was not only true to the series but allows us to focus on Mulder and Scully more, you don't have to deal with all the complications in the alien storyline. But if there were to be more films -- and we're not at all taking it for granted that there will be -- but if there were that's something we would definitely want to get back too..."

Could aliens be set to return in December 2012?

Carter continued: "There's a date in the X-Files mythology -- 2012 -- that is very important. We'd certainly love to do something with that!"

He's referring to December 22, 2012, which is referenced in several episodes and marks the date of the alien invasion and colonisation of Earth.